#VU45822 Improper Authorization in Advanced Access Manager
Published: August 20, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU45822
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-285
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Advanced Access Manager
Advanced Access Manager
Software vendor:
Vasyl Martyniuk
Vasyl Martyniuk
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges within the application.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect processing of permissions. A remote authenticated user can send a specially crafted HTTP POST request to the wp-admin/profile.php with typical profile update parameters and appending a aam_user_roles[] parameter set to the role they would like to use.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.